The Unbelievable History of Strawberries
In this video, we take a look at the unbelievable story behind one of the world’s favorite fruits - The strawberry.
The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Accralate
Heavy Heart
Yonder Hill and Dale
Eine Kleine NachtMusik
Sources and further reading
[1] Darrow, George M. “The Strawberry: History, Breeding, and Physiology.“ Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1966.
[2] Welsh, Martin. “Strawberries.“ National Vegetable Society. Archived by Wayback Machine. ://
[3] Grubinger, Vern. “History of the Strawberry.“ The University of Vermont, 2012.
[4] “Strawberry: A Brief History.“ Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri, 2012.
[5] “Strawberry.“ Encyclopedia Britannica.
[6] Driscoll-Woodford, Heather. “Wimbledon’s Strawberries and Cream Has Tudor Roots.“ BBC News, 23, June, 2010.
[7] Bilton, Sam. A Berry Old Tradition: The History of English Strawberries.“ , 29 June, 2017.
[8] Bailey, L. H. “Whence Came the Cultivated Strawberry.” The American Naturalist, vol. 28, no. 328, 1894, pp. 293–306. JSTOR,
[9] Geggel, Laura. “Why Are Bananas Berries, But Strawberries Aren’t?“ LiveScience, 12 Jan, 2017.
[10] Hancock, James & Sjulin, T.M. & Lobos, Gustavo. (2008). Strawberries.
[11] “Strawberry Shortcake.“ Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
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[12] “Strawberry.“ Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
Picture Attributions
By Ivar Leidus - Own work,
By Dietmar Rabich,
By Ivar Leidus - Own work,
By Björn S... - Wild Strawberry - Fragaria vesca,
By Reinhold Möller,
By Ivar Leidus - Own work,
By User:Midnightblueowl,
By flemming christiansen - originally posted to Flickr as Strawberry flower and guest,
By Alpsdake - Own work,
By Jonathunder - Own work,
By Wendell Smith - wild strawberries and ground ivy,
By Andreas Tille - Own work,
By Micolo J from Shrewsbury, England - Strawberries and cream,
By Large open field, Haddon Fields by Andrew Hill,
By Llez - Own work,
By Forest & Kim Starr,
By Irvinetustin - Own work,
By JVRKPRASAD - Own work,
By Walter Siegmund (talk) - Own work,
By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work,
By Franco Folini - originally posted to Flickr as Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis),
By Jamain - Own work,
By Maksym Kozlenko -
By © Tomas Castelazo, / Wikimedia Commons,
By BKP -
By Kritzolina -
By Marc-Lautenbacher -
By Kyle McDonald - Strawberries,
By NIraj Suryawanshi -